A new place to go: 'Embaixada' in Princepe Real

A new place called “Embaixada” recently opened in Princepe Real, in the beautiful Ribeiro da Cunha Palace, a XIX century neo-arabic building. I went inside to have a look around on a rainy day and was really impressed with how wonderful it looks: many shops from new (and old) entrepreneurs, a nice restaurant in the courtyard and especially the building itself which is absolutely stunning. Have a look:

New-old things

An old embroidery manual from my great-grandmother and a new woolen scarf I'm knitting (my first one ever).

A new-old chair for my desk. Love it.

A new playlist for my walks through the city (autumn mood) and some images cut out from an old calendar -  Rodin's work, too beautiful to throw away.

New lives for old clothes (practising my sewing machine abilities)

Old scraps of paper I've been saving in a box will soon be part of a new project.

Old chair, new tricks from Mia (100 meter hurdles...).

Tea and things

A jasmin tea and tow metal boxes filled with old medals. Found them in a cupboard at my mum's (she had no ideia where they came from). Loved this finding. I wonder who collected them?

Somewhere only we know

* photos by J

"Taleigos" / Cloth bags, handmade a very long time ago

These "taleigos" (handmade cloth bags) were my great grandmother's. I found them in a very old suitcase in a house we had. Aren't they beautiful?

I took them with me to a workshop I attended in Retrosaria a few months ago and Rosa Pomar took these beautiful pictures of them.